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Monday, August 25, 2014

Simple Transfer from iOS to Mac

There are a ton of apps that attempt to make the process of getting photos and videos off of your iOS easy, and I've looked at dozens, but none are easier than Simple Transfer Pro. It's free right now in the App Store and it's also in the WSD App Portal so you can request to have it put on your device by going here. It does its job so well because the interface to download pictures and videos is web-based and very intuitive, plus it allows you to download multiple files at the same time.

Simply open the app and look at the URL it provides. Go to that URL in your browser on your computer and your device appears along with all of your iOS's albums, including your Photo Stream. Simply enter into an album and start downloading. There's even a 'Select All' feature, which a lot of the other devices fail to include. The photos are then neatly packed into a Zip file. Or you can go in the opposite direction and send videos and photos to your device. Here is what the developer has to say:

Main Features:

- View all your photo albums and videos on your computer and download them by a single click via WiFi

- Send multiple photos and videos from your computer to your device

- Transfer unlimited photos and videos between iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch), select an album and tap on "Select All" to transfer all your photos/videos

- Optional passcode system for accessing the website

- Ability to create new albums and transfer photos/videos to any selected album

- Photos are transferred with full resolution including metadata and videos transferred with the highest quality available

- No limit on the number or size of photos/videos you transfer between devices or computers